Bethany Lutheran College Business Programs

Bethany Lutheran College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Mankato, Minnesota. The city atmosphere of Mankato makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

Where Is Bethany Lutheran College?

Contact details for BLC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	700 Luther Dr, Mankato, MN 56001
Phone:	507-344-7000
Website:	www.blc.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/BethanyLutheranCollege
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/bethanylutheran

How Do I Get Into BLC?

You can apply to BLC online at: https://www.blc.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for BLC

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores	recommended
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into BLC?

With an acceptance rate of 65%, BLC does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 44% of accepted students are men and 56% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 66%, and the acceptance rate for women is 63%.

Can I Afford Bethany Lutheran College?

The overall average net price of BLC is $23,744. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At BLC, approximately 57% of students took out student loans averaging $7,966 a year. That adds up to $31,864 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at BLC is 5.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Bethany Lutheran College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 769 undergraduate students at BLC, with 633 being full-time and 136 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 633 full-time undergraduates at BLC, 48% are male and 52% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Bethany Lutheran College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	16
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	429
International Students	104
Other Races/Ethnicities	37

Geographic Diversity

Minnesota students aren't the only ones who study at Bethany Lutheran College. At this time, 16 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 17 countries are represented at BLC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Congo, and Ethiopia.

Online Learning at Bethany Lutheran College

In 2019-2020, 278 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at BLC has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of BLC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Bethany Lutheran College was 28.6%. This is the #782 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at BLC regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Bethany Lutheran College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	19	19
TOTAL	19	19

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Swampyank under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.